Carole Keeton Strayhorn’s longtime friend and lawyer, Roy Minton of Austin, sent a letter to Secretary of State Roger Williams today, trying to convince the skeptical elections official that “Grandma” …

Secretary of State Roger Williams says he is still trying to decide if Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the independent gubernatorial candidate, can use the nickname, “Grandma,” on the ballot. But …

For the record, Kinky Friedman, the humorist, had a higher validity rate (81 percent) than Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the number cruncher, did (49 percent) on ballot petitions judged valid by Secretary …

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Chris Bell said today that he supports the use of National Guard troops to support the Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border, “as long as we are very careful not …

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin has set a hearing for next Monday, June 26, on the Texas Democratic Party’s application for a preliminary injunction to keep Republicans from replacing former …